Mike
Lujan:
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This is my 5th year with the Lady Warriors' organization. My first year
was in 2002 as a Board Member for the 10u. Now I have been Head Coach/or
Co-Coach for 4 years and loving every minute of it. I always enjoyed
playing sports, but nothing compares to teaching young girls how to play
ball! I have lettered in Football, Basketball, Soccer and Baseball at
Centaurus High School. I
started coaching competitive boys and girls soccer for the Lobos'
organization in 1995-1998. In 1999 my daughter turned 7 so I started
coaching her soccer team for the Rec Center. In 2000-2004 I was coaching
competitive girls soccer for the Trebol Soccer Club. In 2002-present I
have been involved with the Lady Warriors organization. In 2003 Mark
Sireno and I coached the 10u team for the first time, it was an eye
opener. Instead of being the parent second guessing the coach, we were the
coaches be second guess. Coaching wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.
But I learned a lot that summer and we ended up have a successful season
taking 2nd place in the June Bug and the Cheyenne Extreme. We also took
3rd place in the Spring Fling, Colorado Classic and the Memorial Day
Classic. Our record was 30-19-2. In 2004 I coached the 12B with my
assistant Steve Kinnett. We started off the season with a bang by going to
Disney World and our team played well against some tuff "A" teams. The
best part is how our team bonded in Disney! We had a great season, winning
the Colorado Classic, 2nd place in the Flowers for Mothers Day, 3rd place
in the Spring Fling. Our girls also took 3rd in USSSA State by coming back
in the loser bracket and playing 4 games back to back in 100 degree
weather. Our record for the season was 33-24-2. In 2005 I coached the 12A
with Bob Bledsoe and John Maul. We went to Disney again and Arizona. We
didn't win a game out of State, but made us better by playing great teams.
Back in Colorado we become one of the top teams winning the Colorado
Icicle, had an amazing comeback to win the Rage Rumble(Scored 7 runs in
the last Inning), Greeley Stampede, Hall of Fame, and Triple Crown State
tournaments. We also took 2nd place in ASA State and 3rd place in the
Mountain Magic. Our Record for the season was 50-30-2. In 2006 I will be
coaching the 14A a plan on having a successful and fun season. I will be
also helping the 18C team to build a stronger team for my old school
Centaurus High.